Strap extender



L. L. STEIGERWLD STRAP EXTENDER r Sept. 7, 1948.

Filed Feb. 22, 1945 Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICESTRAP EXTENDER Libera L. Steigerwald, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 22, 1945, Serial No. 579,284 1 claim. (c1. '2l-23o)This invention relates to a strap extender, and more particularly to adevice for use on overalls and other garments for extending theeffective length of straps and thereby extending the effective length ofthe garment.

Many types of garments contain straps which are buttoned to the bodyportion of the garment. This arrangement is used, for example, inoveralls and similar garments. It is often desirable to lengthen thegarment. In the case of overalls and similar garments for children, itis desirable to lengthen the garment as the child grows.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive,and effective device for lengthening such garments by extending theeffective length of the straps therein. Another object is to providea'combination garment and strap-extending device wherein thestrap-extending device is buttoned at one end to a strap of the garmentand at the other end to the body portion of the garment. Another objectis to provide a device which utilizes the buttons and button holes ofthe garment itself. Still another object is to provide a strap extenderwhich is made of thin sheet material and is of the form of a iiexiblestrap. A further object is to provide an attractive yet effectivedevice.

Other features and advantages will appear from the followingspecification and drawing, in Which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofoveralls showing the device of the invention in position thereon; Fig. 2is a front elevational view of the device; and Fig. 3 is an enlargedvertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of the invention described herein, the device includesa body portion I which may be of any suitable design or shape and, asillustrated, may be in the shape of a rabbit. The body portion of thearticle may be made of a strip of thin sheet material, such as leather,fabric, or the like. The sheet material is preferably exible.

Adjacent the end II of the article is a button hole I2, while adjacentthe other end I3 is a button I4. The button and button hole may be ofany suitable or conventional type or character.

The device is used in combination with a garment by securing the buttonI4 to a buttonhole in the garment, and the buttonhole I2 to a button inthe garment. When used in combination with overalls, as seenparticularly in Fig. 1, the ends I I of the device are secured to theends of the straps I5. The other ends I3 of the device are secured tothe body portion I6 of the overalls. In use, buttons I1 on the overallstraps extend through the buttonholes I2, while the buttons I4 arereceived within the buttonholes I8 of the body of the overalls.

The device may be referred to as a strap extender since in use thedevice is normally attached to the straps of the overalls, with thebutton I1 extending through the adjacent buttonhole I2. When theoveralls are to be put on or removed by the child, the button I4 ispassed through the buttonhole I8.

In accordance with the invention, the strapextending device is combinedwith a garment having a strap member and a body member wherein one ofthe members is equipped with a button and the other member equipped witha buttonhole. The strap-extending device contains a buttonhole adjacentone end and a button adjacent the other end, and each of the ends isbuttoned to the garment, one end being buttoned to the strap and theother end being buttoned to the body.

Although the invention has been described in connection with a specicembodiment, it will be apparent that modifications and changes may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim: y

In combination with a garment having a strap member and a body member,said strap member being provided with a button and said body memberbeing provided with a buttonhole, a device for extending the effectivelength of the strap comprising a flat strip of material which isrelatively wide at its bottom and equipped with a button in lone cornerof the enlarged bottom portion, said member tapering upwardly andinwardly toward the top thereof and being provided with an inclined slitin the corner of the upper end which is diagonally opposite to thebutton on the lower end of the strip, said button being adapted to bereceived within the buttonhole of the body member with the wide bottomportion thereof extending in contact with the body member and saidinclined slit at the top of the strip of material receiving the buttonof said strap, said strip having a grip extension extending insubstantial alignment with said slit and terminating in a free endslightly above the slit.

LIBERA L. STEIGERWALD.

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